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as in imitates
to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of
team members good-naturedly mocked the coach's familiar bellow
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as in ridicules
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter
the fashion gurus loved to mock the famous couple for their unsophisticated clothes
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as in disobeys
to go against the commands, prohibitions, or rules of
a person willing to mock the religious prohibition against working on the Sabbath
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as in jokes
a person or thing that is made fun of
they made a mock of the new recruit in front of the whole unit
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as in copies
something that is made to look exactly like something else
obviously, the "priceless" Grecian urn that is destroyed in the movie was a mock
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Recent Examples of mocks
Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
There, Callahan mocks him, saying that killing him won't assuage Mike of his guilt.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Dec. 2025
Trump mocks Biden, Obama with new plaques under 'Presidential Walk of Fame' portraits.
—FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025
Several outlets and major NFL draft boards list a handful of likely first-rounders, notably Oregon's Dante Moore, Indiana's Fernando Mendoza, and Alabama's Ty Simpson, but many mocks suggest there will not be a deep, surefire class at the top.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Her other fibs may be humorous, but the film never mocks her.
—Fred Topel, Deadline, 15 Nov. 2025
Epstein mocks #MeToo movement There are several e-mails and iChat messages in which Epstein mentions or mocks the #MeToo movement.
—Miami Herald, 15 Nov. 2025
In Ringu, Sadako psychically kills a journalist who mocks her mother’s psychic abilities.
—Will Borger, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Proposition 50 mocks California voters and wastes hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars in the process.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
Chelsea Handler honors Rob Reiner, mocks DiCaprio's 'Titanic' vacationNeed a news break?
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
There, Callahan mocks him, saying that killing him won't assuage Mike of his guilt.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Dec. 2025
Trump mocks Biden, Obama with new plaques under 'Presidential Walk of Fame' portraits.
—FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025
Several outlets and major NFL draft boards list a handful of likely first-rounders, notably Oregon's Dante Moore, Indiana's Fernando Mendoza, and Alabama's Ty Simpson, but many mocks suggest there will not be a deep, surefire class at the top.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Her other fibs may be humorous, but the film never mocks her.
—Fred Topel, Deadline, 15 Nov. 2025
Epstein mocks #MeToo movement There are several e-mails and iChat messages in which Epstein mentions or mocks the #MeToo movement.
—Miami Herald, 15 Nov. 2025
In Ringu, Sadako psychically kills a journalist who mocks her mother’s psychic abilities.
—Will Borger, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Proposition 50 mocks California voters and wastes hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars in the process.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
Part of the reason almost none of the mocks pegged Barron to Denver is because so, so many of them had Payton and general manager George Paton selecting North Carolina running back Omarion Hampton.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mocks
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Patagonia’s proprietary synthetic fill imitates down’s structure by spinning air-trapping microfilaments around a central fiber and requires fewer stabilizing seams and baffles than down.—
Kelly Bastone,
Outside,
10 Feb. 2026
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And, because life sometimes imitates art, Williams and Storrie are heading to the Olympics.—
Anna Zucca,
Vanity Fair,
23 Jan. 2026
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Back in their teenage years, Lexi’s older sister Andrea is depicted as a mean girl who ridicules Catherine mercilessly.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
9 Jan. 2026
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Then there’s the loud kind, where the audience openly ridicules you.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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Still, a young kid is a young kid no matter the era, and to fulfill his wish of seeing real dinosaurs, Arco disobeys his parents.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2026
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Gross-out jokes don’t always play well for a broad crowd that often includes families and kids.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2026
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Melania also recently made headlines in a new way when distributor Amazon MGM asked a theater in Oregon to stop screening the film due to some viral jokes on its marquee.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Feb. 2026
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The post racked up millions of likes before later being removed — but not before copies spread widely across other international platforms.—
Trista Kurniawan,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Around 656 boxes of original 2020 election records – as opposed to copies – were seized, according to Fulton County Commissioner Marvin Arrington.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Newsom has been trying to raise his national profile, adopting a combative style that parodies Trump’s social media strategy with similar all-caps posts, memes and merchandise.—
Adriana Gomez Licon,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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In another nod to Scream, Cheri Oteri parodies Courteney Cox’s Gale Weathers as the comically unethical news anchor Gail Hailstorm.—
Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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Importantly, the survey also points to a potential de-escalator that Carlson ignores.—
Robert Pape,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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If someone ignores your text, try asking a follow-up question (or calling them, because tone may travel poorly over screens).—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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McMillan, taken eighth overall by the Panthers in last year’s NFL Draft, put together a rookie campaign with 70 receptions (122 targets) for 1,014 yards and seven touchdowns.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The cargo variant targets heavier logistics.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Mocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mocks. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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